Robert O'Shea

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Robert O'Shea is a partner and head of the Corporate Department at Matheson. He is also a member of the Firm's Management Committee. Prior to his appointment as head of Corporate in 2017, Robert spent over 15 years as Head of Matheson's International Business Group where he advised many of the world's leading technology and life sciences companies on Irish corporate matters. He is co-head of the firm's US Business and Inward Investment Groups. Robert practises corporate law focusing primarily on the area of inward investment, international corporate reorganisations, post-acquisition integration and consolidation projects, spin-off transactions, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, general commercial contracts and corporate governance and compliance.

Robert has extensive experience in leading multi-jurisdictional transactions and has advised in relation to some of the largest inward investment and restructuring projects in Ireland. In particular he has extensive experience drafting and advising on the legal documentation associated with cross-border restructurings and inward investment projects and the complex legal issues that can arise in re-organisation projects.